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Like to cook? Check. Like to eat? Double check. Can’t shut him up? You betcha…

The Rantings of an Amateur Chef is the bloggingsΒ of Pat Geyer, an amateur chef living in the Cleveland, Ohio area. While not making his living in the kitchen, he spends as much time as he can there. He explores recipes, restaurants, gadgets and anything else related to cooking and eating.

Hi there π I was looking at recipes posted today and came across your blog. This is the first time I ran into someone that lives in my area and just wanted to stop by and say hello. You’ve got some good recipes! Have a great week.

Thanks for stopping by. I saw your inspiration (pasta at the West Side Market) and I can never go without bringing home several “birds nests” of angel hair. I am amazed that they only need 45 seconds in the water to be done! Yum!

Thanks for liking several of my blog posts! I like your blog, it’s fun (and fattening if I were to make and eat all the delicious recipes you post) – definitely will make the Irish cake you put up today – it looks like it is worth every single calorie!

Hi there! Thanks for liking my recipe! I just started my kittle blog a week ago today! I am still stumbling my way through the technology but I hope to add many more! Can’t wait to check out yours! They look delish!

Having spent a few years back of house, and most of my adult life front of house, I have to say that I have a slight prejudice against chefs. No one knows how to better insult a waiter than a cook. That said, you’re probably more talented than I am.

Hey Pat,
thanks for visiting my blog π I’m looking forward to following yours, and those German Chocolate Pancakes look divine, with a couple subs making them gluten free, I think it’ll become a welcome breakfast addition!

HI Pat, thanks for looking at my blog and liking my popover recipe. I hope you will try making them and love them as we do. Your blog is very interesting, I’m glad you found mine so that now I can follow yours.

Thanks much for checking out my blog. You have an awesome blog yourself and sound like someone who enjoys being in the kitchen as much as I do. It’s an adventure and a lot of fun to create and share recipes with friends and family. Thanks again!

Being some what of a new food blogger I love to come across new breakfast recipes. I am a cook at Distinctive Destination…The Lions Gate Inn Bed & Breakfast in Newberg Oregon. I love your breakfast recipe, Bacon Blue Brunch, it sounds delicious!!!!! I think I will serve it to our guest.
Thanks for taking the time to comment on my CookHappy Blog.

Hey Man! Thanks for stopping by. I like your recipes – no fussy ingredients and a straightforward approach. Scroungelady will be checking you out when she is scrounging for a recipe to use the stuff on hand, which is often!

Thanks for visiting my humble blog. It looks like you enjoy cooking what I enjoy eating so I’ll be looking here for inspiration. I like the way you show all the ingredients that go into the recipe. Keep up the good work!

Geez, you’re on a roll here. I’m see you’ve heard this before, but thanks for noticing and liking my blog!
Alas, my cooking skills amount to not much more than pb&j sandwiches. Looks like your blog’ll help π

Thank you for liking my poem Midnight Snack. I think I have become a bit fixated with food since being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes!
I like your blog and will dig out my US measures and try some of your recipes…
Be happy

Thanks for looking at my blog – I’m quite excited to have someone from overseas reading it! I have been to Ohio, but not to Cleveland – yet! Love your Irish recipes – coming from a long line of Potato Eaters – I must try them!

thanks for liking my post! your blog looks amazing and so full of helpful ideas. how did you get it so popular so fast? i’m trying to get my blog up and running. i will be checking back to your blog often, for sure! π

A good number of the low carb recipes in the Recipes: Diet tab here on the blog would be appropriate for a diabetic. For picky eaters, I really try to start with the familiar and try to work in one substitution or added ingredient. That way it is only one new item surrounded by comforting items. Eventually once they are used to the new item, add another. It is a great way to grow the palate.

I loved your “What’s for dinner?” post – so true! Great photos, too. I had a tiny Icelandic granny that used to roll her citrus fruits under her feet before she squeezed them, so I know your tip works π
Thanks so much for liking my posts, too. It’s great to have a nod from a fellow non-professional.

Thanks for stopping by and “liking” my blog, Pat! The sockeye salmon looks divine . . . My husband’s a chef; I’m going to ask him to try this recipe. You can check his blog out at bostonmountainchef.wordpress.com . Best, M.

Glad you liked my recipe. While I mainly post other “stuff”, I plan to post food at least once a week. I love to cook somewhat unusual combinations. When I rant–which is perhaps too often–it usually is not about food. I am particularly interested in good vegetarian recipes since I have veggie friends I cook for so I just invent for them.

Just popped over to take a look-see at who had liked my last post on the high’s and lows at Serendipity Farm and had to race off to tell my husband “Kevin Spacey likes my post!”. Cool…I didn’t realise that Kevin Spacey cooked. Well done Kevin Spacey, you make a mean movie as well π

I am Australian…I guess Kevin Spacey is about as far away from here as you are so you are looking pretty similar to me π Love your site, keep the humour into the food blogging, too many food bloggers are too serious. We need fun with our food (helps digestion).

Thanks for liking my recent Stuff As I See It blog. Hanging with the kids is always an inspirational experience.

We just had what we English refer to as a Ploughman’s Lunch, with most bits and pieces bought from Ackroyd’s Scottish Bakery in Michigan – a haven for an expat like me who misses some tastes of home (it’s true – there are some things in Britain worth eating).

Will check out some of your recipes while I’m here, and thanks for liking!

Thank you for visiting and putting a stamp of approval! Greatly appreciated! π I’m just starting out and it’s awesome to see fellow bloggers take interest. You have some interesting recipes in here…ginger noodles tomorrow for us! π

Thanks for visiting my blog, TarteTitou.wordpress.com. As a fellow foodie, glad to know that I’m not alone with my rants and raves on all things culinary. I’m inspired by your recent Greek Salad post and will have to make one for myself.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog and would like to pass along the 7 X 7 Link award to you. More information can be found at http://remcooks.com/2012/04/03/7-x-7-link-award/. Thanks for all the pleasure I get from reading your blog.

Hello there!
Very glad you visited my blog and with a “like” even… I notice your blog very nice, compliments. I think i’ll give a look to your new posts from time to time, hopeful you can rivisit mine too, considered I sometimes talk about Italian cuisine… hugs… tony

Hi Pat,
thanks for your visit to my blog at http://www.midihideaways.wordpress.com
I’m just starting out with this and finding my way around, so I’m amazed (and very very pleased) that someone with a great looking blog like yours liked one of my articles!!
Thanks and keep writing!
Andreas

Neat blog! I especially like the photos as the dish progresses, so one doesn’t have to wonder, “Is it really supposed to look that way?” Thanks for dropping by and liking my blog at afterthecommercial.

Very cool blog! You liked my last two entries (Fresh Hope … Cleveland blog about my new book) so I thought I’d come see what you are up to! I love to cook and was blessed to write for Northern Ohio Live’s gourmet guide. I got to check out lots of restaurants and that was great fun!

Have any ideas or suggestions for a party of 60 ~ a week from Saturday? I want to keep it simple since it’s my first book signing as well.

Hello Pat, just to say thanks for visiting my blog the other day! I’ve been looking through your recipes and they sound great – especially the Boeuf Bourguignon… Look forward to seeing future entries!
All the best, Liz

Just wanted you to know I thoroughly enjoy reading your blog and have found the information very interesting and I might even steal a few of your recipes. I also nominated you for a Sunshine Award, since your blog has fast become one of my favorites

Hi there, thanks for showing interest (liking) my blog and my posts. I have hovered over yours and am incredibly impressed. You seem to have some brilliant ideas re:cuisine. I will defintely borrow some of your recipes; and try them out. Great job and keep it up.

Just moved back to the Great Lakes last month. Grew up in Chautauqua/ Buffalo and now am a block from Lake Michigan. Thanks for reading my blog. I’d like to follow yours as well. Love the cake recipe but all my cooking stuff save my knives and absolute essentials are still in storage… for three years!

Hey Ranting Chef, just wanted to say thanks for stopping by & liking, much appreciated! Always good to hear from other people who like ranting about food and I look forward to staying updated with your endeavours!!

Just checked out your recipe for Almond Rice [made with cauliflower] and I am going to give it a try as I love both rice and cauliflower. Oh and almonds lol! Thanks for such a novel recipe. After a lifetime in the kitchen a new recipe is like a holiday π

Thanks for following! and i know on my blog posts i have some meat items even though i told you im vegetarian ( im actually pescetarian), it im blogging for an inclass project and i need to have certain number of blogs by the end of semester so i usually take my friend with me and he orders the meat dishes and he tells me his experience so that i can get more blogs covered. yes my meat blogs are not from me, but i will definitely change my blog around at the end of the semester to give my OWN REAL honest opinions =).. but SHHH! dont tell =p

Thanks for liking my post. It gave me a chance to come across your blog which I have to say I’m loving so far. You have great recipes and love the fun that goes into the writing as well. Can’t wait to read more.

I seldom cook as I have a fussy eater of a husband but your recipes look like I could get him to eat some of my cooking! π Thanks for dropping by mouseytong.com and I hope to see you more often! Will definitely be back to check out recipes! π

Hi “Amateur” Chef! I think you might need to change the title of the blog soon if you keep on posting such luscious recipes. Thanks for stopping by “Talesfrommyplate.wordpress.com” to take a peak into my culinary adventures. Will be back often to see how your skills are progressing!

Thank you for your like on Kujosrevenge π I am set to make your amazing looking ‘cinnamon roll cake’ which I’ve already started salivating over. Will post the outcome! Looking forward to trying more of your recipes.

Hey there Pat. A big thanks for visiting my blog and for the like. I’m an absolute beginner at this blogging thing and have a lot to learn. Your blog is entertaining and looks great. Going to check out more of your recipes in a moment. Cheers – Helen

Hi there! Just wanted to thank you for liking my random post on dusting icing sugar on cakes. I’m hoping to put more food-related entries soon and hopefully some of them will catch your attention again. By the way, your blog is amazing!

Hello Ranting Chef! I was wondering if you could help me out. I’m working on an article about keeping (or not) my New Year’s Resolutions and would like your opinion. How can I include at least one fruit or vegetable at every meal? Your answer will be featured in my article with a link back to your site.

Hey Pat, thanks for stopping by craigontoast. I’m just getting restarted and blogging the thing that interest me.. music, food, photography, social media.. all mixed in with my own ramblings. join me anytime π

Hi! I appreciate you taking the time out to look at and like my little post. I’m more KOOK than cook, but i love trying out new recipes (not all are winners). Your blog is amazing and is the first one that i’m following. Definitely a blog that i’ll be following closely.

I really wanted to thank you for dropping by my blog and “liking” my Jewish recipes! Passover is one of my all time favorite holidays because the food evokes strong memories of family, and childhood. Food, family and one’s cultural heritage always seem so tightly connected. I hope to add other recipes once-in-awhile, so do drop by to visit now and then.

Hi Pat, Thanks for stopping by blog! That’s such a great way to network and learn about all of us foodies out there. Your blog is amazing, organized, dense and chock full of interesting recipes, guests, awards…very cool. It reminds me of a Food Network show. Keep it up!

Wow, you’ve got quite a blog going, there… Lots of tasty recipes! I just have read your Ginger post and maybe will try a vegetarian version of it when I get back home into my own kitchen. I agree: fresh Ginger is a whole different “animal” than the dried powder – which is why I always use it fresh. π

Thanks for being one of the first to check out our new blog, still working on it but getting there slowly. I’ve just looked at some of your desserts and I really like the sound of the cinnamon rolls. Perhaps I could ask mum if we could try making them in the weekend. Have a good week.

Thank you for liking my post. I am now following your blog, because I am a food junkie x If you could come up with some delicious Low GI stuffs, I’d be very very grateful! If you don’t want to, that’s cool! XD
You rock!

Thanks for liking my blog post on Eco-conscious Traveler’s Earth Day Resolutions at Seeing and Savoring Italy. My company (The Cositutti Group) works with artisan and generational producers in Northern Italy, Tuscany and Umbria who are committed to preserving and protecting the cultural and culinary traditions of regional Italian food. So responsible travel is important to me. Hope you will continue to take some time to explore what I do and consider http://www.cosituttimarketplace.com as a source of ingredients when you cook Italian!

Hello there, Sir Ranting Chef! Thanks for stopping by my blog. So, what do you do when you’re not expressing yourself in the kitchen with knife and hands? I perused through your material and what you’ve done is quite diverse. Awesome!

I see you’re from Cleveland. Good draft choice this year.
I’ve been a Brown’s fan since the days of Ryan, Groza, Preston and Lew Caprpenter, Refroe, Brown, Mitchell, Shafrath, etc. Yeah, it runs deep; deep and bitter.

Hi Pat- thanks for giving me a “like” on a couple of my recent posts, glad you found me! I’m new at blogging… looks like I can learn alot from you so I’ll be following you. I write a column for the examiner.com, check it out if you have time at http://www.examiner.com/fusion-food-in-san-francisco/andrea-gray- but blogging is a bit different. Hope I’m getting a handle on it!

You didn’t miss much yesterday at the market as far as weather went. It was COLD!!! Even had a few bits of snow. However, we debuted the latest flavor of Mackenzie chevre, wasabi sesame, and it was a bit hit. I still like the Baby Buche best, though. We won’t be there next week and the following week, I’ll still be gone, but Rob will be there. So plan on the 19th. π

Some very nice looking dishes here. I look forward to trying your recipes. Thank you for sharing them. I feel inspired to go back to my page and start adding more of the Turkish dishes I cook. Cheers, mate.

Hey, thanks for liking Farm-Art-Think. Love what you’re doing, you’re obviously passionate about your food. I’ve just posted a short story that has to do with a different take on food and farming and life on Earth: http://farmartthink.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/astronaut/ Hope you’ll enjoy it!

Thank you so much for the “like” on my blog about my Arctic adventure. I have no idea what we’ll eat there but now I think I need to find out (I’m not really into seal but it does have a lot of vitamin C, so I guess if scurvy’s an issue…. Actually, I think I’ll just bring along some vitamins.)

Anyway, I look forward to seeing more of your recipes. Thanks again for finding me!

Hi Pat, I just wanted you to know that I nominated you for the Sunshine Awardβ¦ one that is given to βbloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere. You are not obligated to accept the awardβ¦but I hope you do. Please check out the link belowhttp://livingbeyondorganicmom.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/sunshine-in-my-soul/?preview=true&preview_id=208&preview_nonce=f50854b54c

I was really pleasantly surprised to see that you’d visited my blog, and that you liked it. That’s high praise, and I appreciate it. If you have any recipes for my “primal diet” using coconut and almond flour, and new recipes for chicken or fish, I hope you’ll be posting them here. I’ll be following. My cousin’s husband has been an amateur chef for years, and when he retired last year he went to a local community college and took culinary arts. Now he gets to work in the kitchen a the local university, and maybe some other professional kitchens. I think he’ll like this site so I’ll pass it on.

Hi! Thank you for stopping by our blog! I I like yours a lot, I love cooking (and eating), and I have to say, one of the things i’m eager to do during our travels is discovering what people eat everywhere!
Well, the trouble with your blog is that I know I’m gonna spend a lot of time reading it, and try out some recipes from it, and I really don’t have the time to do that right now!

Thanks for stopping by my “Boomers & Beyond” to check out the nutrition post. (Which might better have been titled ‘Bewildered By Nutritionist,’ but anyway…) I’m also bewildered by WordPress, but slowly learning. You’ve got a great site and I’m enjoying your rants. And recipes.

Pat, many thanks for your “like” on my poetry blog. I’m grateful it led me back here to discover your amazing recipes! Your cherry-tomato pasta dish is going to be my go-to dinner when those little tomatoes get ripe this summer. Cheers!

I must have linked the nomination incorrectly. I wanted you to know I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award…you are familiar with it but…I just wanted to say thank you for all you do.
Peach State

Hi … I am very pleased with your blog, I have tried to make a cake based on your recipe, hmm … hm .. very good, although there are some ingredients are not available in my country ..
I have followed your blog, and I copied some of your writing into my blog and I hope you permission

Hey there, Ranting Chef, I have a question for you. I need to increase my iron intake and a friend suggested I start using a cast iron pot or skillet for cooking. What do you think or recommend about using cast iron?

I am really enjoying your blog. I always leave feeling happier, better informed, or just entertained. Itβs a genuine pleasure to have met you. Iβve nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award. If you choose to read and repost the award, please follow this link: http://jimlwright.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/one-lovely-blog-award/

Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and wanted to say that I have truly enjoyed browsing your blog posts. After all I will be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again very soon!

thanks for liking my recent post “Eating my way through New Jersey….” but even more for bringing me here. I LOVE cooking, and will be exploring further and looking forward to following you here as well.
with love light and JOY

and another special thanks for following me at: http://notinindia2012.wordpress.com
hope you find even some small inspiration there to assist you on your own special life journey
with love light and JOY

i wanted to check out the kind person that liked my opening rant – only to discover a kindred spirit. I LOVE food – preparation, consumption, shopping for ingredients…i will be checking back frequently π

Thank you for liking one of my posts! Just coming over to wordpress from blogspot will be little trek to get my readers back. Love your blog set-up and all the touches to it. Do you have a free one, or do you pay for customization? Sorry – I do NOT cook/bak – yuck! Now, if you have a category for 4 ingredients that is super easy and FAST to make – I’m there! lol

Thanks for dropping by my blog and liking my post. I enjoyed reading your Thanksgivings posts and was amazed at how you made each item seem so simple and achievable! (OK, I think I need much more practice and patience for the gravy though…) π

I like your blog – some very tasty recipes and I specially like how you don’t jsut talk (there’s pictures).
Thanks for liking my post ‘Is Heaven a Place in Whitefield http://t.co/NcvI4lFe about Slattery’s Chocolatiers (it’s not a sponsored or compensated post – I often blog about HonieLikes).
I couldn’t find a Twitter link to yourself, even if I was to Tweet your posts – did I miss the widget, or do you not have one (you can Google it to get your own).

Hi Pat! Thanks for visiting my blog and liking my post! I’m so glad it led me back to yours. These recipes look delicious, and your presentation is amazing! I’m just starting up my blog, but yours gives me something to aspire to!

I have nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger Award and hope you will accept my appreciation. If you choose not to go ahead with the award process, please feel free. It was important for me to help others find their way to your wonderful blog and my way of saying “thank you” for taking the time to share. π
with love light and JOY

Great Job Chef! As a former KM, I can appreciate all the work that you put into this. Your recipe blogs are well designed and the photos are perfect. I pushed your link to my Facebook page for my peeps. Have a great day.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I like what you have going on here. I like to cook, I hate to cook. I like looking at recipes and dreaming about making them, but I never make most of them. I have a hard time following a recipe exactly. I am an okay cook and some of what I make is excellent. I get bored. I love food.
You have a great blog. You stopped over to mine over a week ago, but I am slow catching up lately.
I hope to use some of your recipes soon.
twinkly

Hi, thanks for checking out my site! You probably noticed that it’s very raw right now … haven’t “publicly” launched it yet, but I’m working on it! Trying to get several posts on there before I let everyone know to look for it. How did you find it? I’m enjoying reading through your site as well!

Thanks for visiting my blog! I appreciate all the visitors I get. As you read, I am super busy getting that wedding dress ready for my daughter. No time to cook!
I love reading your recipes and hope I’ll have some time after the wedding to try some! Thanks again!

Hi Pat…. I LOVE all of my kitchen gadgets and am always adding to my collection. The Pampered Chef has some awesome stuff in it. You can find the catalog at http://www.pamperedchef.com . If there’s anything you like in the catalog, I’d be happy to help you get an order going. You could even have a catalog sale and earn tons of free product. What’s better than kitchen gadgets? FREE kitchen gadgets π

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and “liking” my post – it’s very encouraging to get any kind of feedback. I’ve enjoyed wandering through your blog – you’ve got some delicious looking stuff going on here!

I found your blog today thru WordPress, I’m from SlimKicker (a healthy living/fitness app), and was wondering if we can do a giveaway for your blog readers?

Our site basically turns people’s health/fitness goals into a level up game with challenges such as quitting soda for a week. We’re looking for new challenge ideas, so was thinking of holding a contest where your readers leave a comment on a health challenge idea, and we’ll pick our favorite challenge idea, use it on our site, and give the winner either a free digital health scale, slow cooker, or digital heart monitor.

Let me know if you’re interested by email: sue (at) slimkicker.com

PS. You can choose not to publish this comment since it’s not really a comment, I just couldn’t find your email address =)

Thanks for stopping by in my blog’s CUTING ONIONS, I am sorry I can’t show
all my (45) blogs,’cause I don’t have a theme “Notepad like yours.Try to check them out whenever you got time.I do have 4 cathegories : Music,Nostalgia, Mexican Cooking for Gringos and Reflexions. Enjoy & share.